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Leners Patent No. 92,232, daten July 6, 1869.

MPROVEI WASHING-MCHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern'.-

Be it known that we, D. J, TRUE and E. FAIR- FIELD, both of Portland, in the county of (lumberland, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improved Wasliing-lviacliine; and We hereby declare the tbllowing to be a full, clear, and exact de.

sci'iption thereof, which will enable others to n lake and use our invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specication,

'in which- Figure 1 isa top plan. I Figure 2, awertical transverse section.

Ve are aware of a patent granted to J R. Madison,

No. 57,348, where motion is given to the rubbers by a cogged arm, a pitlnan, and crank.

Experience has shown that there are objections to this mode of giving motion to the rubbers, for various reasons, principal among which are-the liability to get out of 'working-order, and the difficulty with which the machinery is sometimes used.

a is the head.

b, a double crank-shaft.

c, a flexible band.

As the crank b is revolved, a circular and reversingmotion is given to the rubbers 1, 2, &c.,which aie connected with thefhead.

A is the body of the machine.

B is the lid on hinges d d.

c is the spout, tr discharge the contents of the body A.

f is a balance-wheel.

The head, a, and the rubbers connected therewith, v

are held in place by the piece of metal h.

vIt is found to be the case, that after being used, f

when the lid B is lifted, water will escape between the end 0f the lid -and the part to which it -is hinged,"and thus run out on to the door of the room, Ste., sothat after being some time in use, and with the lid being often lifted, as is necessary, a pool'of water is collected around where the machine stands. To obviate this objection, we attach to the lid, at K,- the rubber sheet n,and carry it around the end of the lid, into the body of the machine. (See g; 2.)

"lllus, when the cover is raised, the water running down against this lip or ledge/n., is then turned back D into the body of the machine again.

Disclaim ing the parts not hereafter expressly claimed, What we do claim as our. invention, and desire t0 secure by-Letters Patent, is-

The rubber lip n, as herein set forth,attached as described.

D. J. TRUE. E. FAIRFIELD. Witnesses:

WILLIAM HENRY CLIFFORD, HENRY G. HoUsfroN. 

